Pussycat, are you still going on about dieting? My goodness, I thought cats just ate protien in their Kitty Vittles.
AHAHAHAHA no kidding!!!! Optional777 not jumping in on this? The least you'd expect a poll if he looks like anyone we know
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Is this recent enough for you? CU-Health Sciences Center Researchers Release Results of First Atkins Diet Study DENVER (May 21, 2003) â In a study published in the May 22 New England Journal of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center researchers James O. Hill, PhD, and Holly Wyatt, MD, report results of the first controlled trial of the Atkins Diet. The Atkins Diet limits carbohydrates but permits unrestricted amounts of protein and fat. Compared to a conventional, high-carbohydrate, low-calorie approach, the study found Atkins dieters lost twice as much weight at three and six months, but there was no difference between the groups at one year. Despite no differences in weight at one year, the Atkins dieters had significantly greater increases in good cholesterol (HDL) and decreases in triglycerides. âWhile it is premature to widely recommend low carbohydrate diets, these initial findings suggest that such diets may not have such detrimental affects on cholesterol as was originally thought to be the case,â Wyatt said. Results of this first randomized, controlled study of the Atkins diet suggest that low-carbohydrate diets may not be as harmful as anticipated, but longer and larger studies are required to assess the long-term safety and efficacy of low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat diets. The study evaluated 63 obese men and women who were randomly assigned to either the Atkins diet or a low-calorie, low-fat conventional diet. Participants in the study met with a registered dietician at zero, three, six and 12 months into the program. Those in the Atkins group received a copy of Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution and were asked to follow the diet as described. The conventional diet group received instructional materials on how to maintain a diet that consisted of 60 percent carbohydrates, 25 percent fat, and 15 percent protein, based on the Food Guide Pyramid. At three months, Atkins participants lost an average of 17.6 pounds, compared with 8.3 pounds in the conventional diet group. At six months, Atkins dieters lost 21.1 pounds compared to 11.5 pounds, and at 12 months, Atkins dieters had lost 15.9 pounds versus 9.7 pounds. âThe low-carbohydrate diet produced a greater weight loss than the conventional diet did for the first six months, but the differences were not that significant at one year,â Hill notes. âThe preliminary data suggest there may be some favorable effects of a low-carbohydrate diet in terms of triglycerides and HDL (good) cholesterol.â The study was funded through grants from the National Institutes of Health General Clinical Research Centers at the University of Pennsylvania, Washington University, and CU-Health Sciences Center/Center for Human Nutrition.
No diet, in my opinion will work long term unless you work out....and i mean WORK OUT...I laugh at some of these chubs in the gym in the morning who jump on the treadmill and walk and walk and walk.....that's all fine and dandy but when your ass is 3ft wide...you gotta pick up the knees....what amazes me is that they do this every single day and don't get any thinner...I know it's better then doing nothing, but the bottom line is you gotta push the body....My latest work out regime has me trying to run 2 miles in under 13 minutes ( that was the test for hoops in college)....it's hard as crap but I'll tell you it's unbelievable ..i still have about a minute to go but im working toward it...but weightlifting is the biggest key ...after the run you have to try and build your muscles...too many of these stair climbers have great hearts but no tone...only started lifting serious about a year and 1/2 ago and im shocked by the change
I have never been much of a swimmer.......but I have started swimming laps every day at lunch time. I notice when I reduce my carbs swimming helps to give me the vitality I need to make it through the afternoon. Heres the schedule: (during the day I drink mass quanities of lemon water) 06:00 am start work 08:00 am atkins shake 11:00 am atkins shake 12:00 am SWIM LAPS INCREASING SLOWLY EACH DAY. 02:00 pm atkins shake 03:30 pm take a break from work eat some solids NO BREAD, try to practice eating smaller amts by using smaller plates and eating slower. 09:00 pm check patterns software for trading set ups and signals after 3:30 pm depending on my work schedule(I work from home) and when wifey gets home from work..... I have a michelob ultra. But if wifey gets home early I might have 2 beers. lol Michael B.
FWIW...It seems like too many shakes and not enough solids...there is nothing wrong with say, a can of tuna or somed grilled chicken...the bread is the worst culprit though , you are right...bread is nothing more then a complex sugar...but Tuna is actually very helathy and solid, alos a simple hard boiled egg as a snack with some celary sticks ..keep up the work out though,,,
tuna is full of MERCURY! do you think mercury is good for you?? :eek: http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/parenting/04/12/fish.pregnant/
yes.....its also considered a 'brain food' because of its complex proteins and aminos....regarding mercury: everything we eat today, including vegetables and grains has some chemical elements in them that are not that good for you.